Bauchi State Governor denies involvement in the arrest of Journalist, Musa B. Azare

Bauchi State Governor, Abubakar Mohammed, has denied reports that allege he ordered the arrest of a blogger, social media commentator and journalist Musa Balabe Azare, on suspicion of cyber stalking. According to Gov. Abubakar, the report he was given accused the blogger of cyber stalking and other alleged offences. However, as a lawyer and believer in free speech in democracy, he asked for the immediate release of Musa Azare.